Bark River Knives: Bushcrafter

We asked Mike Stewart about the Bark River Knives Bushcrafter, and this is what he said.

The Bushcrafter was designed to be a dedicated task knife. It was designed for bushcraft, or wilderness living. The size of the knife is what experts in that field consider to be the ideal size for bushcraft. It is big enough to accomplish almost anything you need short of an ax. But it is small enough to do fine work so you can actually use this as your primary knife.

The scandi grind is the Bark River convex Scandi grind. It has a very fine edge for doing wood work. What Mike Stewart likes about a Scandi grind on a bush craft knife is that when doing tasks like batoning kindling the top shoulder of the edge drives the knife down through wood- it forces the wood apart at a very quick rate so the rest of the knife is not touching the wood. The wood is forced away from the knife so you are only dealing with the friction from the edge to the top shoulder making it very fast to make kindling to prepare a fire.

The point is not a thin point, but is thin enough for drilling if you want to make a hole through something for lashing. The handle is contoured for a very secure grip, but not exaggerated where it might cause hot spots or blisters.